An En Passant Entry by P. O. Sundelin

Extracted from: IBPA Bulletin N* 613 February 10, 2016

The following deal arose recently in a club game:

	A 10 4  6 4 2  K 3  A K J 6 3
J 9 7 6  Q J 5 3   J 9   Q 9 4		2  A K 10 9 7  A 10 7 6 5  8 7
	K Q 8 5 3  8  Q 8 4 2  10 5 2

West	North	East	South
			P.O. Sundelin
—	1NT	2	2
4	4	End

West led the queen of hearts and was allowed to hold it. He made the ‘obvious shift’ to the jack of diamonds, three, five, queen. I led a club to the jack, then the K.

East won and played the eight of clubs to the five, nine and king. I took the ace of spades and crossed to the king of spades (East discarded a heart), led a club to the ace and ruffed a heart, to leave:

	10   6     6 3
J 9   J 5		A 10   10 7   —
	Q 8   —  8 4   —

When I led the four of diamonds from hand, West could not prevent me from reaching dummy to discard my other losing diamond on a club.

West made only the jack of spades. Is there a name for this en passant play that gives a direct or later entry for a discard? West could have made it more difficult by following to the second club with the queen rather than the nine.

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